Owolabi, a mechanic, confirmed the second allegation but denying killing the mother of four, saying she slumped in a hotel room at the point they were about making love, and died while he was rushing her to the hospital in his car.

The 36-year-old explained that he decided to bury her because he feared her family and the police would make a federal case out of the matter.

His word: “I did not inform the Police or anyone about the incident. I became apprehensive and decided to hide the corpse and later buried her at the midnight.”